Moral hazard

According to Immanuel Kant, conscientious people strive to preserve their moral integrity. This goal requires their external behavior match with their consciences internal dictates what they perceive to be morally right and feel driven to do. In the morally diverse world, conscientious persons may come into conflict with each other and with society’s moral values. Conflicts of conscience are a standard feature of the moral life except for the amoral sociopath. Resolving these conflicts is a big…

culture and morality and than refuses the idea of a universal morality due to the differences in culture. If the Middle East has different morals than the United States, there is no such thing as universal morality. Finally the argument is concluded by stating that if their is no such thing as a universal morality, then morals are relative to ones culture. If morals are not universal then how are they determined? "Class Notes: Meta-ethics." Introduction to Ethics (class Notes: Meta-ethics).…

In these next few paragraphs, I will expose the problems with cultural relativism; namely, through the use of the law of non-contradiction. Cultural relativism is an ethical theory that states “correct moral standards are relative to cultures or societies …” (Shafer-Landau 293). For example, the Inuit people believed that infanticide was morally acceptable. In contrast, most of the world believes that infanticide is highly immoral and never acceptable. Cultural relativism acts as a sort of…

Everyone has different values that help guide their life. I want to be known as a journalist who will always make the right ethical decision. My personal code of ethics will provide me with certain values as a guideline for how I will go about everyday life, guiding me through the different incidents I will inevitably encounter and in the shaping of my career as a professional journalist. The purpose of stating these values is to have my own reference that will align me to consistently make…

considered Polynices a non-citizen and did not allow for a burial, as he explains that “an enemy is always an enemy, even in death” (Antigone, 522). Both of these examples showcase the state exercising their right to choose who to provide aid to, but any moral person would be left uneasy at…

By reading Chapter 9 in the book, I have become more familiar with the idea of ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas are instances in which either choice is unfavorable, as each one goes against the moral values of humane society. For our Analysis Essay we will be comparing different articles that we have found, and using insight to determine different outcomes that could happen. With some of the articles that I have found, there is a form of a crossroads where someone has to decide to do what is…

An ethical standard refers to the rules or standards governing the conduct or moral values of a person from the definition given by Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. A mantra on the other hand as based on my understanding is a phrase or a sentence that you constantly repeat and say to yourself which reflects the person’s moral principles or beliefs. Personally, the number one mantra that I always remind myself was a saying by an author named John Geiger. He said, “The real measure of your wealth is…

considered as bad. Author of an essay argues that relativism is that deeply problematic. Gensler distinguishes four reasons that present additional doubts to the teaching of cultural relativism and accept the challenge to answer the question “Should moral laws apply to all people in all societies?” First of all, author emphasizes that as long as society can make…

Behalf of the Moral Bridge Inferentialist 4.1 The Dilemma At this point in the dialectic, McGrath wants to make room for her non-inferential moral perception account of moral knowledge. One way she tries to make room for her view is by giving a negative argument against moral bridge inferentialism, one of the more plausible versions of moral inferentialism, which comes in a form of a dilemma. Here is McGrath’s negative argument, her dilemma, against the claim that all of our moral knowledge is…

Personal responsibility is a moral cause that an individual chooses to show accountability for one’s own actions, specifically in personal relationships. Garath Williams (2013) contends that personal responsibility involves parties in a personal relationship who “not only share responsibility for their relationship, but also – to some degree that is negotiated between them – for one another’s lives” (p. 351). Moreover, personal relationships are formed through mutual respect of individuals.…